Zhang Juzheng thought about it and had no choice but not to ask, this thing was really weird, there must be a secret hidden in it that was not known to outsiders, he made up his mind and asked someone to inquire about it.

"Did the people from the Criminal Department charge me with anything?" Besides, he asked.

"Not yet, the officials of all ministries are now waiting and watching, and they have not come forward, and they are still just roaring." Zhang Juzheng smiled.

"Then, does the emperor have any indication today?" Besides, I can't help but feel weak.

"No, the emperor just listened quietly, and then he got impatient, so he let the attendants pass the decree, and all the impeached people made it clear in the recital, and they were not allowed to make noise in the court, which stabilized the situation, otherwise the court would be a pot of porridge."

Besides, he was a little disappointed, what he wanted to know most was the emperor's attitude, but the emperor didn't say anything at all. The emperor sent his recital to the ministers for discussion, which is of course also an attitude, but this attitude is uncertain, and variables may occur at any time.

"By the way, why did I hear in a trance that you seem to have been assassinated a few days ago, and it is said to be very dangerous, is there such a thing?" Zhang Juzheng suddenly asked.

Besides, he was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, there is no such thing." Where did you hear that? ”

"None? It was one of the people below me who heard it from the villagers of Shuntianfu, and they seemed to be investigating this matter. And it was clearly said that you were the one the assassin wanted to kill at that time, is there really no such thing? Zhang Juzheng asked, staring into his eyes.

"No, they may have recognized the wrong person."

Besides, I was very puzzled, that incident was very noisy, and it was impossible not to alarm Shuntianfu, but the assassin had long since disappeared, and no one knew him on the street at that time, even if he saw his appearance, it was impossible to confirm that it was him, could it be that someone in Shuntianfu was present at that time? Even so, he had never dealt with the people of Suncheonfu, and they couldn't figure out who was who.

However, someone has been secretly watching that day, could it be someone from Shuntianfu? But why do the people of Shuntianfu care about his affairs, he and Shuntianfu have no grudges in the past and no enmity in the near future, and they can't get together at all.

"You've been assassinated several times on your way to Beijing, right? So what's going on? Zhang Juzheng asked solemnly.

Besides, he was shocked again, how could Zhang Juzheng ask this question, he thought that Zhang Juzheng would never ask like this. On the way from Nanjing to Beijing, he suffered more than a dozen assassinations, although it is impossible to determine who is the mastermind behind the scenes, but there are always a few times that the crown prince at that time, the current emperor sent it, Zhang Juzheng as the emperor's think tank, does he really not know at all?

"I don't know this, even Lord Huang can't say it clearly, and it was against everyone at the time, not me, I may have suffered from the pond fish." Besides.

"I've heard that you have a lot of friends in the rivers and lakes with unique skills, won't you get into trouble because of this?"

Besides, he smiled: "My lord, it's not that I have many friends in the rivers and lakes, but Zhou Dingcheng, who has been following me, has many friends in the rivers and lakes, and I don't know his friends at all." ”

Besides, he didn't mean to deceive Zhang Juzheng, but he didn't understand this matter, and he really said it, but it might affect Zhang Juzheng, and now Zhang Juzheng is also on the cusp, with many political enemies and crises.

Zhang Juzheng smiled meaningfully and didn't ask again. Instead, he continued: "The people of Shuntianfu may want to find you trouble in this matter, didn't you just ask the people from the Criminal Department if they had any charges against you, this may be the breakthrough they are looking for." ”

Suddenly, Zhang Juzheng repeatedly asked him if he was in trouble in the rivers and lakes, probably to confirm whether Shuntianfu would take the opportunity to provoke trouble this time. Zhang Juzheng was obviously reminding him to take precautions and make some preparations first, but unfortunately he couldn't be open and honest about this matter.

"There is still no movement from the emperor for the time being, Xu Xiang and Gao Xiang are waiting for the emperor to summon them individually, or collectively to summon the people in our cabinet, to speak for you, but unfortunately the emperor has never meant to summon. I heard that the prime minister asked to be summoned alone, but the emperor also politely refused. Regardless of the emperor's intentions, it seems that you have a firm attitude in this matter and don't want to listen to other people's opinions. Zhang Juzheng sighed.

Besides, he was shocked and rejoiced in his heart, this is the attitude of the emperor he wants, although he still doesn't know anything, but the emperor has made it clear that he wants to deal with this matter himself, rather than the cabinet or ministers deciding this matter.

The ministers didn't say a word, their attitudes were ambiguous, but the officials didn't stop roaring, this scene was a bit funny. Maybe the ministers have guessed the emperor's thoughts, but they can't be sure what means the emperor will use, so they can only be silent for the time being, so they can not change in response to all changes.

In addition to some people who are attached to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the rest of the people will still find some ministers as backers, and the cabinet scholars and the officials of the six ministries generally have officials who are close to them, so that when someone attacks them, they don't have to fight back, and someone will speak for them to refute.

The speaker has a great right to speak, he can speak as he pleases, and he is protected by the law, but other rights are insignificant. They also don't want to be spokesmen for the rest of their lives, being spokesmen is just to increase their prestige and qualifications for their careers, and they will still be ministers when the conditions are ripe in the future. Whether or not they can rise to the top in the officialdom depends on whether there is anyone to support them, and those cabinet scholars and officials who have mastered the promotion of officials are the real powerful figures.

Moreover, when he said goodbye, he came out of a corner gate, but he saw that the lanterns outside the main gate of Zhang's mansion were bright, and the officials waiting to see Zhang Juzheng had lined up the entire alley.

When he came, it was only a sparse snow in the sky, but now it was a heavy snowfall, and the whole world was white.

He stretched out his hand and let the goose-feathered snow flakes fall onto the palm of his hand, and then watched as the flakes melted little by little, and finally turned into a little water.

When he went in to speak, the snow outside was already ankle-worthy, and it seemed that this heavy snow would not stop soon, and it was very energetic for the next night, and all the people who went to the court tomorrow morning were afraid that they would have no way out.

"What are you doing here?" Zhou Dingcheng saw him from afar, but saw that he had been standing in the snow in a daze, and hurriedly came to find him.

"Snow viewing." Besides, he replied.

"Good interest, how's it going, good news?" Zhou Dingcheng asked.

"Nope."

"If you want to enjoy the snow, you should go home and enjoy it, there is a pond at home, there is a garden, and there is snow for you to enjoy, don't be stupid and pestle here, after a while, others will treat you as a snowman." Zhou Dingcheng said with a smile.

The carriage trudged through the snow, and in the carriage it was lost in thought.

Although the situation was no different today, he had a feeling of trance. He became a little nervous, wondering if he had made a mistake and played a game of chess that he couldn't control.

He is good at Go, and he pays attention to every time he loses a piece, he calculates all the possible situations that may occur after playing, and now he finds that the changes in the game are still beyond his calculations.

This change is intangible, not embodied on the chessboard.

He understands that although life is like chess, no one can calculate the big game of life, and only the creator can calculate all of this.

He can't see the big chess game of life clearly, but he can gradually see his situation clearly.

It turned out that he knew nothing and was carefree, but gradually he knew more, only to realize that he was just a worm in a huge spider web, and he had already been controlled, but he didn't know who the controller was, and he didn't know what their purpose was.

In Suzhou and Nanjing, he can be described as a spring breeze proud, there are no ups and downs, now it seems to be a kind of sadness, this spring breeze is just a small space in a suitability, strictly speaking is an illusion.

Although life may be like this, whether it is proud or frustrated, it is just a temporary situation, and it will eventually return to nothingness, but he is unwilling to be controlled by others, wants to break the situation, and wants to get the control of his life destiny.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Dingcheng sat next to him and felt that he was depressed.

"It's nothing, by the way, someone recognized us about the assassins that day, and the people from Shuntianfu are investigating." Besides.

"How is that possible? I looked at all the people in the neighborhood that day, and I didn't know anyone. Zhou Dingcheng was also surprised.

"I guess they're hiding somewhere, we haven't noticed."

In a crowd of people, trying to hide a person is like hiding a tree in the woods, and it is difficult to identify.

"What if we find out, we are victims, besides, there are more people who know about the assassination we were subjected to before, who has checked?"

"One yard to one yard, maybe someone wants to make a fuss about this assassination."

Besides, I know in my heart that if someone wants to mess with you, your victimhood is also a reason to mess with you. When he was in Suzhou, the Metropolitan Procuratorate insisted that he be taken back to Beijing for interrogation, and he was also a victim at that time.

Turning your hands into clouds and turning your hands into rain is exactly what those who hold power are good at.

He really feels lonely and helpless now, in Suzhou and Nanjing, there are people who really protect him, whether it is the teacher Chen Musa or Wei Guogong, and even the teacher Lian Daning. Now on the surface, he has more help, and there are two scholars Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng who will help him speak, but Chen Musa said to him before he came to Beijing: When you come to Beijing, don't trust anyone, no one can rely on you, only you can rely on yourself.

The situation is really the same as what the teacher said, Beijing is an imperial city, and no one dares to conquer the world except the emperor. If such a thing happened in Nanjing, the teacher and Wei Guogong would have spoken out a long time ago, but now even Zhang Juzheng is silent, maybe he is also afraid of being inexplicably implicated.

Of course, this is human nature, and it is impossible for these people who are under one person and above ten thousand people to put their career reputation in the hands of a younger generation.

In this world, the only one who can really love him and will do everything to protect him at any time is the teacher Chen Musa.

He suddenly missed his teacher very much, and even had an idea, why not write a letter to ask the teacher to come to Beijing? He thinks so, not that he hopes that the teacher will help him solve the problem, but that he can see the teacher at any time, as long as he is by the teacher's side, no matter how big the matter is, he will not panic.

Chen Musa is actually his father-in-law, but in his heart, he is always his teacher, not any other identity.